Wolverines Fall to James Madison Despite Lopsided Possibilities

» No. 8 Michigan fell to James Madison, 3-1, at Ocker Field to snap its five-game successful streak.

» Michigan outshot the Dukes 29-10 and outcornered them 15-3; Eva Bernardy scored U-M’s lone objective off a penalty nook within the fourth quarter.

» Madelief Molier scored all three JMU targets, together with two off breakaways into the Michigan circle.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Despite posting important benefits in each pictures and penalty corners, the No. 8-ranked University of Michigan subject hockey crew noticed its five-game successful streak halted in a 3-1 loss to James Madison on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 21) in entrance of 591 followers at Phyllis Ocker Field.

Michigan outshot the Dukes 29-10 and out-cornered them 15-3, together with a 13-3 edge in pictures and 7-2 in corners within the fourth quarter, however the Wolverines struggled to transform on a number of probabilities whereas James Madison capitalized on a number of miscues.

Madelief Molier scored all three of JMU’s targets on quick breaks into the circle, together with a pair of odd-man rushes. The Dukes broke by means of first on the 21:05 mark halfway by means of the second interval when Molier cut up a pair of defenders to interrupt free. Graduate scholar Claire Taylor obtained again to make a defensive save on the correct put up, however Molier collected her personal rebound to attain from the entrance of the cage.

James Madison prolonged its lead at 39:51 within the third, carrying the ball left to proper into the circle and feeding a cross to Molier streaking in the wrong way. She spun in entrance of the cage and deposited the ball into the correct facet.

Michigan appeared to reply late within the third when graduate scholar Abby Tamer chipped in a ball from the left facet off a nook after a pair of passes and a scrum in entrance. The objective was initially awarded however later waved off for being too excessive.

The Wolverines lastly broke by means of at 49:36 throughout their frenzied fourth quarter, as sophomore Eva Bernardy buried a direct nook sweep from the arc for her second objective of the season. Juniors Abby Burnett and Juliette Manzur earned assists on the cease and insert, respectively.

But the Dukes reestablished their two-goal benefit lower than 5 minutes later, at 54:07, incomes one other breakaway after the final Michigan defender misplaced her footing. Molier carried the ball in on objective, pulled to her reverse stick, and completed.

Junior/sophomore Hala Silverstein and graduate scholar Caylie McMahon performed a half apiece and recorded one save every, along with Taylor’s defensive save. JMU goalkeeper Molly Schreiner posted 12 saves, together with 5 within the fourth quarter.

Michigan (5-2) will return to the highway for a pair of East Coast matchups subsequent weekend, taking up Maryland at 5 p.m. Friday (Sept. 26) in College Park, Md., and Old Dominion at midday Sunday (Sept. 28) in Norfolk, Va.